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#EEBF65 — Light Vivid Orange

#EEBF65 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #EEBF65 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EEBF65 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6393EE; it also sits naturally between #EE7863 and #D9EE63. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBF65 · RGB 238, 191, 101

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Color values

HEX#EEBF65
RGB238, 191, 101
HSL39°, 80%, 66%
HSV39°, 58%, 93%
CMYK0%, 20%, 58%, 7%
XYZ56.24, 56.38, 20.23
Yxy56.38, 0.4233, 0.4244
CIE-Lab79.83, 6.71, 51.10
Hunter Lab75.09, 6.41, 33.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 58% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EEBF65 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEBF65 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEBF65

.text { color: #EEBF65; }
.background { background-color: #EEBF65; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBF65; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 191, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 80%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBF65; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 191, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBF65; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 191, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBF65">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBF65">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEBF65

#EBB147#E8A62C#D89518#BC8215#A16F12#855C0F#6A490C#493308#2E2005#120D02

Tints of #EEBF65

#EFC371#F1C97E#F2CF8C#F4D49A#F5DAA8#F7E0B6#F8E6C3#FAECD1#FBF1DF#FDF7ED

Tones of #EEBF65

#E4BA6C#DAB777#D0B480#C6B18B#BCAE94#B2AB9F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6393EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.71:1 Fails
Against black text12.28:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBF65: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBF65

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EEBF65: ·

How #EEBF65 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DAD97BDeuteranopia · #DCE080Tritanopia · #EC8C90

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEBF65 rather than the exact color:

Palette 064635
#064635 · #519259 · #F0BB62 · #F4EEA9
Electric Ruby
#FCF0DA · #AEAC78 · #F2C46A · #4C4541
Palette 240a34
#240A34 · #891652 · #EABE6C · #FFEDD8
Coral Reef
#264653 · #2A9D8F · #E9C46A · #E76F51
Palette 249d8f
#249D8F · #E9C46A · #E76F51 · #FDF0D5
Palette 36ba98
#36BA98 · #E9C46A · #F4A261 · #E76F51

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F0BB62#F2C46A#EABE6C#E9C46A#F1C36D#F3B95F#ECC35C#F5C16C#F3B664#F7C566#ECB65F#F8C463

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBF64  ·  #EEBF66 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBF65?

#EEBF65 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 191, 101). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBF65?

#EEBF65 is RGB 238, 191, 101 — HSL 39°, 80%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 58%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBF65?

Its complement is #6393EE; analogous partners are #EE7863 and #D9EE63. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBF65 for text?

Black text on #EEBF65 has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.